With a single 450 MHz CPU, I can see why it would drag. The cheapest way to improve performance might simply be to upgrade the CPU to something more modern.
-----Original Message----- From: Pingili, Madhupal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:28 AM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: Struts web app performance improvement It is IBM AIX 5.1, 1 CPU, 450 MHz, 1GB RAM. > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith, Darrin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:03 AM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: RE: Struts web app performance improvement > > What sort of box was it run on? Processor speed and number of CPUs please. > > That would make a big difference. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pingili, Madhupal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 8:54 AM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: Struts web app performance improvement > > > Hello All, > We just ran the stress test on a web app. ( that searchs/retrieves > documents > from FileNet IS system) developed using Struts 1.1. > Overall, the application appeared to slow down significantly with only > "50" > users, the average response time on my PC was about 30 seconds to bring up > a > page (this does not include running a query, just clicking on a > struts-menu > tab heading). Once the page loaded, queries took about 5-10 seconds, but > occasionally would take longer. The number fifty is quoted because these > were simultaneous test users and not real people. We still need to > determine > what these "50" users equate to in terms of real usage. > > We did get the load up to about "170" users to see what the server health > would look like. The application was responding to the load test drones, > and > response time from my PC was occasionally over 2 minutes to load a page. > > Server stats showed disk and memory usage being pretty low on the web > server. There appeared to be hardly any paging or swapping. However, the > CPU > was pinned at 98-100% with only a few users. We noticed a constant CPU of > 98% with only "10" users. > > Web app. is running on WebSphere 4.0.4 AE. > I am currently looking at the "Resource Analyzer" reports and searching > google for any links. > > Has anyone has come across this situation and solved this problem? > Any links to performance improvement guides or general topics is highly > appreciated. > > Reddy Pingili > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
